University of Washington

Direct beneficiaries of the proposed project include students and patrons of the University of Washington in Tacoma, WA. Additional beneficiaries include the University of Washington Tacoma itself, which will benefit from the increased capacity of its students to engage in remote learning, and collaborating community organizations that will assist with outreach who will similarly benefit from the increased capacity of their members and patrons to engage digitally with their programming and services. Students and patrons who are not selected to be participants for device distribution or service enrollment may still benefit from the advising they receive from Digital Stewards interns, who will provide digital skills workshops and individually help potential participants navigate existing device access programs and Internet subsidy programs for which they may qualify.